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it's iran, afghanistan and pakistan. how this plays out and what india finds its role in combatting terrorism in its country is very real at this point. >> meanwhile in afghanistan we had the appalling assassination of a controversial figure karzai's half brother, step brother. someone who has been criticized for being corrupt in the past, but most recently has been a key player as the u.s. tries to stabilize its forces in the south. >> absolutely. what that means in terms of not just southern afghanistan quite honestly for the whole country has real consequences for this reason, too. if you think about over the past two years we've had the governor assassinated. the police chief of all of northern afghanistan assassinated. the police chief of canada harr assassinate t and now wali karzai. what this as to other leaders inside of afghanistan people aspiring to leadership in afghanistan this has to be weighing heavily on their minds. >> don't cooperate with the u.s. and nato. i want to take a moment to talk about an extrao
it's iran, afghanistan and pakistan. how this plays out and what india finds its role in combatting terrorism in its country is very real at this point. >> meanwhile in afghanistan we had the appalling assassination of a controversial figure karzai's half brother, step brother. someone who has been criticized for being corrupt in the past, but most recently has been a key player as the u.s. tries to stabilize its forces in the south. >> absolutely. what that means in terms of not...
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and more trouble with pakistan. we'll talk to the intelligence chair. still ahead, uk hacking scandal claims another top official at scotland yard. send me your thoughts on twitter. this is "andrea mitchell this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. an accident doesn't have to slow you down. with better car replacement, available only with liberty mutual auto insurance, if your car is totaled, we give you the money for a car one model year newer. to learn more, visit us today. responsibility. what's your policy? >>> you're watching live pictures of the rose garden. the president's about to come
and more trouble with pakistan. we'll talk to the intelligence chair. still ahead, uk hacking scandal claims another top official at scotland yard. send me your thoughts on twitter. this is "andrea mitchell this is "andrea mitchell reports" only on msnbc. a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving...
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reconsider aid to pakistan and just ahead, pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. joining us on the hot seat. and send me your thoughts on twitter at mitcher repo eell re. t that i needed to quit, and i went online to find a way. ♪ chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. while you're taking the medication, for the first week, you can go ahead and smoke. [ male announcer ] prescription chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking the chantix, it reduced the urge to smoke. [ male announcer ] some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these symptoms or behaviors, stop taking chantix and call your doctor right away. tell your doctor about any history of depression or other mental health problems, which could get worse while taking chantix. don't take chantix if you've had a serious allergic or skin reaction to it. if you develop serious allergic or skin reac
reconsider aid to pakistan and just ahead, pakistan's ambassador to the u.s. joining us on the hot seat. and send me your thoughts on twitter at mitcher repo eell re. t that i needed to quit, and i went online to find a way. ♪ chantix -- it's a non-nicotine pill. i didn't want nicotine to give up nicotine. while you're taking the medication, for the first week, you can go ahead and smoke. [ male announcer ] prescription chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. [ mike ] when i was taking...
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. >>> pakistan, the next big challenge. we will have poly petraeus on the consumer protections against those who are ripping off our veterans. and i'm definitely not a pushover. but i am a voter. so washington... before you even think about cutting my medicare and social security benefits... here's a number you should remember. 50 million. we are 50 million seniors who earned our benefits... and you will be hearing from us... today and on election day. ♪ i'm a speck of dust alone in the wire jungle. some dusters say i'm unreachable, [ grunting ] but that's how i like it. unattached, free, indep... i've changed my mind. ♪ i believe in miracles [ female announcer ] swiffer attracts dust. new and improved swiffer dusters gets into hard to reach places picking up three times more dust than a feather duster with dust lock adhesive to lock dust away. you're very adventurous! [ female announcer ] swiffer cleans better or your money back. clorox disinfecting wipes and...a digital recorder. i'm finally feeling better. good honey
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was wrong to cross the border and penetrate so deeply into pakistan without notifying pakistan? did the u.s. do the right thing in not telling pakistan it was pulling off this raid? >> well, yes. i will say -- i do know the u.s. policy that wherever they had declared that as far as osama bin laden is concerned, that whenever they can't get the actionable intelligence on him, they will act anywhere in the world. that was your policy. that was u.s. policy. doesn't go well with the sovereignty of any other country for that matter. in pakistan, the people's sensitivity of even drones violating our sovereignty is against. now troops coming in, helicopters and taking action is not acceptable to the people of pakistan and it does violate our sovereignty. and in the past, whenever we acted against many, many dozens of al qaeda operatives, senior ones, including sheikh muhammad, always intelligence cooperation. we cooperated with each other, identifie identified the targets. that is what used to happen. in this case, it was not done. i'm talking on my time, how it was done. and, well, th
was wrong to cross the border and penetrate so deeply into pakistan without notifying pakistan? did the u.s. do the right thing in not telling pakistan it was pulling off this raid? >> well, yes. i will say -- i do know the u.s. policy that wherever they had declared that as far as osama bin laden is concerned, that whenever they can't get the actionable intelligence on him, they will act anywhere in the world. that was your policy. that was u.s. policy. doesn't go well with the...
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aid than pakistan only to see the street in pakistan so anti-united states. look, when you're running a government like the president is and like we're trying to do in congress, you're always walking a line. you can't let pakistani foreign policy be our foreign policy. but on the same token, you can't ignore them either. i do believe, though, it's time for us to end our entanglement in afghanistan because our real challenge is actually next door in pakistan. there's no doubt that they are an important part of the puzzle of solving that region of the world, maybe the most dangerous, but it is really hard for me to say to my constituents that we've gotten value with all of the aid that we've provided for pakistan. >> congressman anthony wiener, thank you so much for joining us today. >>> and up next, a great jobs report to top off the president's very good week. >>> and house republicans retreat on medicare. politico up next right here on "andrea mitchell reports." >>> time for the "your business entrepreneur of the week." derek lawson and partner michael horow
aid than pakistan only to see the street in pakistan so anti-united states. look, when you're running a government like the president is and like we're trying to do in congress, you're always walking a line. you can't let pakistani foreign policy be our foreign policy. but on the same token, you can't ignore them either. i do believe, though, it's time for us to end our entanglement in afghanistan because our real challenge is actually next door in pakistan. there's no doubt that they are an...
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a strong taliban in pakistan is harmful to the government of pakistan. al qaeda is not good for the government of pakistan. it's destabilizing. what we think we must do is lay out some benchmarks. that's what i'm looking at doing even as early as next week to lay out some benchmarks to say these are the things we have to move if we're going to continue a relationship. by the way, some of the things you're doing, you have to unwind. we need to reset this button and reset it soon. it's causing real harm to our relationship. >> there's a real showdown brewing. the speaker has written to the president saying you've got to show us what is going on in libya before we extend because your time has run out under the war powers act. is this going to reach a critical phase this week? >> i think it is. it just boggles the mind why the president has been so absent on this issue. congress has said come talk to us. give us the information that we need. sell the american public and congress on what we're doing in libya and what your mission set is. hasn't done it. i'm o
a strong taliban in pakistan is harmful to the government of pakistan. al qaeda is not good for the government of pakistan. it's destabilizing. what we think we must do is lay out some benchmarks. that's what i'm looking at doing even as early as next week to lay out some benchmarks to say these are the things we have to move if we're going to continue a relationship. by the way, some of the things you're doing, you have to unwind. we need to reset this button and reset it soon. it's causing...
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i rented a nause pakistan. when you rent a house in pakistan, the police know a great deal about the tenant. i didn't rent the house next to any large military complex. it seems very unlikely that osama bin laden would have been able to or any of his cohorts to rent a large facility with high walls that close to a military compound without at least some of the guards on the compound wanting to know who was inside this complex. i think that's one of the most difficult positions that pakistan is finding itself in right now, how can it explain that it is cooperating with the united states, $18 billion in foreign aid over the last decade as you mentioned, and yet osama bin laden was in pakistan, just 35 miles from the showcase capital islamabad. >> richard engel and chuck todd, thanks for all your reporting. we'll be following all day and on "nbc nightly news." the united states has been pakistan's banker since 2001 alone. $18 billion in civilian, government and military aid to pakistan and still osama bin laden wa
i rented a nause pakistan. when you rent a house in pakistan, the police know a great deal about the tenant. i didn't rent the house next to any large military complex. it seems very unlikely that osama bin laden would have been able to or any of his cohorts to rent a large facility with high walls that close to a military compound without at least some of the guards on the compound wanting to know who was inside this complex. i think that's one of the most difficult positions that pakistan is...
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we have pakistan's foreign minister live at the united nations today. minister, thank you very much for joining us. let's talk about the tensions which certainly hit a real breach after the bin laden killing and with some of the other incidents between the two countries. what about this criticism by the u.s. of the hakani network based in afghanistan and the involvement, the u.s. believes, in kabul? >> yes, thank you. you know, first of all, i think it is important to recognize that the relationship between pakistan and the u.s. is that was two allies. and i have no question in my mind that we do have a broad convergen convergence, and we are working for peace and stability within the region and pakistan. now there are, of course, leftovers of some other adventures which took place within this region in which also pakistan and the u.s. were partners. pertaining to the specifics of some of the hard times that pakistan and the u.s. have been facing. the principle of unilateralism is something that pakistan has of course objected to because we consider our
we have pakistan's foreign minister live at the united nations today. minister, thank you very much for joining us. let's talk about the tensions which certainly hit a real breach after the bin laden killing and with some of the other incidents between the two countries. what about this criticism by the u.s. of the hakani network based in afghanistan and the involvement, the u.s. believes, in kabul? >> yes, thank you. you know, first of all, i think it is important to recognize that the...
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pakistan says don't blame us. in the government's first official statement today, the prime minister tells his country, "it is disingenuous for anyone to blame pakistan for being in cahoots with al qaeda". that's a quote. the prime minister warned that pakistan reserves the right to retaliate against any future u.s. strikes with full force. nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins us. you've been working all week, around the clock, since this all happened. i know you've been looking through the documents, talking to officials on the record, on background. the u.s. is pressing for access to bin laden's three wives. how important is that and what are the hopes that they can get something -- get real information from these detainees? >> certainly u.s. officials would like to sit down with the three wives and talk to them and get the kind of intimate detail that only they would have. not just about his personal life, obviously, but about who he was talking to, and what were the movements, who saw h
pakistan says don't blame us. in the government's first official statement today, the prime minister tells his country, "it is disingenuous for anyone to blame pakistan for being in cahoots with al qaeda". that's a quote. the prime minister warned that pakistan reserves the right to retaliate against any future u.s. strikes with full force. nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski joins us. you've been working all week, around the clock, since this all happened. i know...
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he said he had heard in pakistan that three men had come to the u.s. to set off car and truck bombs but they've been quite candid in saying they can't confirm it. they don't know if it's true or not. that is the basics, they're assuming that it is. they say they must do that while they try to check it out. you see all this police presence in new york and washington which wasn't that hard to put in place because they were really in the wings waiting to have this big police presence for the actually anniversary itself this weekend. they simply got everything ramped up earlier, but putting in place a lot of what they intended to do and adding some extra measures. looking inside cars and trucks as they come into the city. that's certainly slowed down traffic in new york. very inconvenient commute for many people. it will be again tonight. but they say they think they have to do this on the assumption that this information might be true. while at the same time they try to chase it downgoing back to their source in pakistan to try to get more information abo
he said he had heard in pakistan that three men had come to the u.s. to set off car and truck bombs but they've been quite candid in saying they can't confirm it. they don't know if it's true or not. that is the basics, they're assuming that it is. they say they must do that while they try to check it out. you see all this police presence in new york and washington which wasn't that hard to put in place because they were really in the wings waiting to have this big police presence for the...
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and pakistan. senator john kerry's mission to rescue an american embassy worker from a pakistani jail. >>> a new top dog debuts in the press room at the podium. >> good afternoon, everybody. i've never seen this room this crowded. >>> and the real top dog at westminster. meet america's new best in show. >>> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. watching capitol hill, where the house today is debating the republican plan to cut $61 billion in spending in the next serve months, that that's this year's spending. caught between conservatives and their own party who want deeper, immediate cuts and president obama threatening to veto everything in their proposal because they cut too deeply. kelly o'donnell joins us now. complicated stuff but a fierce debate already under way. what's the latest? >> reporter: in the tempo is different under the new congress with republicans in control. john boehner rps set up a free for all, letting members put as many amendments into the process instead of being sifted
and pakistan. senator john kerry's mission to rescue an american embassy worker from a pakistani jail. >>> a new top dog debuts in the press room at the podium. >> good afternoon, everybody. i've never seen this room this crowded. >>> and the real top dog at westminster. meet america's new best in show. >>> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. watching capitol hill, where the house today is debating the republican plan to cut $61 billion in spending in the...
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what about pakistan? the president said last night there is no external al qaeda threat coming from afghanistan any longer, so that could justify the withdrawal but certainly pakistan is the locus, one locus aside from yemen, of the external threat to the united states. what if the draw-down from afghanistan makes it harder to pursue our targets in pakistan? >> well, we're not in the business of getting into what-ifs. we plan for eventualities here. we're ready to take offense to al qaeda wherever it is. as the president indicated last night, as he showed on may 1st, anybody who thinks they have a safe haven should think twice. that goes for pakistan, that goes for afghanistan, that also goes for yemen or elsewhere. that's one. two, as it relates to our ability to prosecute this effort over the long haul, what you've seen is u.s. military force that has made unbelievable sacrifice. they and their families over the course of the last ten years. they and our intelligence professionals and our diplomats have
what about pakistan? the president said last night there is no external al qaeda threat coming from afghanistan any longer, so that could justify the withdrawal but certainly pakistan is the locus, one locus aside from yemen, of the external threat to the united states. what if the draw-down from afghanistan makes it harder to pursue our targets in pakistan? >> well, we're not in the business of getting into what-ifs. we plan for eventualities here. we're ready to take offense to al qaeda...
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and we have pushed pakistan very hard on this. now keep in mind that pakistan has also provided us outstanding cooperation in going after al qaeda. but, they still have, in their territory, people who are carrying out actions, particularly in afghanistan, that are endangering our troops. so we've been very firm with them about needing to go after safe havens inside of pakistan. but we've tried to also preserve the intelligence cooperation that we've obtained that's allowed us to go after al qaeda in a very effective way. there's no doubt that the relationship is not where it needs to be. and we are going to keep on pressing them to recognize that it is in their interests, not just ours, to make sure that extremists are not operating within their borders. >> did admiral mullen get it right about al hakkani? >> i think mike's testimony expressed frustration over the fact that safe havens exist, inside of pakistan. i think that, you know, the intelligence is not as clear as we might like in terms of what exactly what relationship is,
and we have pushed pakistan very hard on this. now keep in mind that pakistan has also provided us outstanding cooperation in going after al qaeda. but, they still have, in their territory, people who are carrying out actions, particularly in afghanistan, that are endangering our troops. so we've been very firm with them about needing to go after safe havens inside of pakistan. but we've tried to also preserve the intelligence cooperation that we've obtained that's allowed us to go after al...
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and pakistan. that troubled relationship was a principle focus of the late ambassador richard holbrooke who left behind a cache of writings of u.s. policy in the region. >> it is great to be with you, andrea. >> you know how we feel about the loss of richard and his absence. his vision for pakistan, with all this criticism of pakistan, he understood better than anyone else perhaps in government that pakistan is critical to any peace or any solution for the region. >> yes, richard used to say that a stable afghanistan was, of course, highly desirable, but a stable pakistan was absolutely essential for our national interests. he was all over that issue. i don't think that we ever had a day, you know, we never had a walk in the park without richard being on the phone to a member of the pakistani leadership. he just felt that we could not walk away, however frustrating and complex this pakistani story is, we had to stay on top of it. and he would be very pleased to see that senator kerry, his great fri
and pakistan. that troubled relationship was a principle focus of the late ambassador richard holbrooke who left behind a cache of writings of u.s. policy in the region. >> it is great to be with you, andrea. >> you know how we feel about the loss of richard and his absence. his vision for pakistan, with all this criticism of pakistan, he understood better than anyone else perhaps in government that pakistan is critical to any peace or any solution for the region. >> yes,...
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this shows how complex a task we have in afghanistan and pakistan. the country we think is allied with us is, in fact, divided deeply this is a man featiifest of that. >>> republicans feel they have a mandate on spending cuts. do they risk overreaching? who would lose most if the government shuts down. steve israel is chairman of the democratic national campaign today. who wins on this? we are pushing a lot of envelope and it is a game of chicken. the republicans kwleerl feel they have a man date. they have gone for deeper and deeper cuts. democrats think they might be overplaying their hand, but there is a public appetite. you have risks also if you don't support fiscal sobriety. >> well, andrea, we belief that we should have budgets that create jobs, not budgets that create havoc. the republicans, in fact, are playing games with the budget, engaging in partisan and political stunts. their budget alternatives don't create jobs at all. we have offered a compromise to the republicans. we understand we have to tighten our belts. we don't want to tighte
this shows how complex a task we have in afghanistan and pakistan. the country we think is allied with us is, in fact, divided deeply this is a man featiifest of that. >>> republicans feel they have a mandate on spending cuts. do they risk overreaching? who would lose most if the government shuts down. steve israel is chairman of the democratic national campaign today. who wins on this? we are pushing a lot of envelope and it is a game of chicken. the republicans kwleerl feel they have...
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that is a perfect segue because we go next live to pakistan where hillary clinton is. she arrived from afghanistan as news of gadhafi's death is circling the globe. >>> send me your thoughts on twitter at mitchell reports. this is andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys didn't. paperless, safe driver, and i get great service. meredith, what's shakin', bacon? they'll figure it out. getting you the discounts you deserve. now, that's progressive. call or click today. gives you a 50 percent annual bonus. so you earn 50 percent more cash. if you're not satisfied with 50% more cash, send it back! i'll be right here, waiting for it. who wouldn't want more cash? [ insects chirping ] i'll take it. i'll make it rain up in here. [ male announcer ] the new capital one cash rewards card. the card for people who want 50% more cash. what's in your wallet? sorry i'll clean th
that is a perfect segue because we go next live to pakistan where hillary clinton is. she arrived from afghanistan as news of gadhafi's death is circling the globe. >>> send me your thoughts on twitter at mitchell reports. this is andrea mitchell reports, only on msnbc. mary? what are you doing here? it's megan. i'm getting new insurance. marjorie, you've had a policy with us for three years. it's been five years. five years. well, progressive gives megan discounts that you guys...
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/pakistan relations. sometimes two countries can be partners, they can be friends, and yet they can occasionally have disagreements and differences of opinion. even spouses have them. we are allies. we are partners. we do see things slightly differently because our focus is on our region, not the world. the united states is a global superpower. it has a global agenda. and sometimes we disagree. but when we disagree, we work it out. that is exactly what we have been doing. i'm quite happy to inform americans as well as pakistanis that the relationship is far more robust than the news reporting makes it out to be. >> it is not just the news reporting, though. with all due respect, mike mullen just last week accused the isi, the intelligence agency, of having links to the taliban, saying they had a long-standing relationship with the haqqani network. >> he actually asserted an intelligence assessment over which pakistan and america has disagreed over a long time. now it is something that is a subject of an o
/pakistan relations. sometimes two countries can be partners, they can be friends, and yet they can occasionally have disagreements and differences of opinion. even spouses have them. we are allies. we are partners. we do see things slightly differently because our focus is on our region, not the world. the united states is a global superpower. it has a global agenda. and sometimes we disagree. but when we disagree, we work it out. that is exactly what we have been doing. i'm quite happy to...
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we need pakistan's continued cooperation if we're going to hunt other terrorists in pakistan. and if we were able to bring troops home and we are to see an end to war in afghanistan. we need their cooperation. we have to find a way to stabilize this relationship and get them to cooperate more on these issues. >> when we talk about pack stab, we are talking about a situation where there is so little trust. this came up at the hearing. the confirmation hearing yesterday for general petraeus. it came up during leon panetta's hearing when he was confirmed to be the new defense secretary. now we're hearing that the leader of the pakistan military is under tremendous pressure because of -- largely because of embarrassment over the american raid. how do we balance all of this? >> first of all, it doesn't help the relationship for the media to constantly report either leaks or stories like the ones they have been doing. it's much better for us to have serious conversations with pakistanis in private than in public. then he might able to cooperate with us much more. we don't trust paki
we need pakistan's continued cooperation if we're going to hunt other terrorists in pakistan. and if we were able to bring troops home and we are to see an end to war in afghanistan. we need their cooperation. we have to find a way to stabilize this relationship and get them to cooperate more on these issues. >> when we talk about pack stab, we are talking about a situation where there is so little trust. this came up at the hearing. the confirmation hearing yesterday for general...
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payback from pakistan. u.s. officials call the outing of the cia station chief in islamabad intentional and unacceptable. >>> plus, water logged. the mississippi crests near record highs in memphis. now people downriver prepare for the worst. >> the floodwaters are coming up. it is coming up. it is coming fast. >> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. and we begin today with mixed signals for the white house. the president's ratings for foreign policy at an all time high. but handling the economy, well, not so much. the issue on which elections are won and lost at an all time low. chuck todd is msnbc news political director and joins us now. this is a mixed verdict. let's talk about both sides of the equation. >> it is. look, he got a spike in some of the prisms with which the american public views him as a commander in chief, on issues of foreign policy and national security. you can see it, we tested not just his job rating on foreign policy, which is at 57%, which in our polarized environment, that's a pret
payback from pakistan. u.s. officials call the outing of the cia station chief in islamabad intentional and unacceptable. >>> plus, water logged. the mississippi crests near record highs in memphis. now people downriver prepare for the worst. >> the floodwaters are coming up. it is coming up. it is coming fast. >> i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. and we begin today with mixed signals for the white house. the president's ratings for foreign policy at an all time high....
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all of these mixed signals from pakistan, cooperation, not cooperating and now they say the pakistan taliban say the army should have been protecting bin laden and the military chief, general kiani, pushing back against american efforts to get cooperation. you're in the thick of it all. what is the latest there? >> reporter: right now, as i'm speaking to you in the distance we can hear the evening call to prayer which wraps up what has been the deadliest day in this country, since the attack that killed osama bin laden. but also since the start of this year, 2011. we have spoken to several senior government officials here who tell us their relationship with u.s. is under serious consideration right now, given the betrayal they have experienced recently. when it comes to today's attacks, these deadly gruesome attacks that we witnessed, it was a pair of suicide bombers that attacked which was a frequent target since 2007, frankly, the paramilitary troops and the army substations that exist throughout this country, they are the one on the front lines in the fight that pakistan has again
all of these mixed signals from pakistan, cooperation, not cooperating and now they say the pakistan taliban say the army should have been protecting bin laden and the military chief, general kiani, pushing back against american efforts to get cooperation. you're in the thick of it all. what is the latest there? >> reporter: right now, as i'm speaking to you in the distance we can hear the evening call to prayer which wraps up what has been the deadliest day in this country, since the...
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million of aid to pakistan. u.s. officials complain that they have had almost no cooperation from pakistan since pakistan's military was embarrassed and angered by the raid that killed osama bin laden right in their front yard. pakistan the furious about a more aggressive cia presence in their country kicking out u.s. intelligence officials who were based there. senator won casey its on the foreign relations committee. it seems to me like things have gone from bad to worse with admiral mullen now saying being the first u.s. official to publicly say that the pakistan military and the government were directly involved in the murder of pakistani journalist. >> andrea it's extraordinary when you have someone at the level that admiral mullen is. someone who's worked very hard developing a strong relationship for him to say that their government sanctioned this murder is an sbroird statement to make. i think it's indicative of how bad things have gotten. i think american tax payers expect accountability for the dollar
million of aid to pakistan. u.s. officials complain that they have had almost no cooperation from pakistan since pakistan's military was embarrassed and angered by the raid that killed osama bin laden right in their front yard. pakistan the furious about a more aggressive cia presence in their country kicking out u.s. intelligence officials who were based there. senator won casey its on the foreign relations committee. it seems to me like things have gone from bad to worse with admiral mullen...
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with pakistan rather than the united states. secretary clinton was asked also about being willingç to negotie with the haqqani network, that attacked our embassy in kabul. this is what she had to say. >> we want to fight, talk and build all at the same time. part of the reason for that is to test whether these organizations have any willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways to be clear. >> i suspect that you and your republican colleagues on the committee might have similar views about our attitude towards pakistan and karzai. are you all satisfied that we should be talking or reaching out to the haqqani network. >> i think we have to put this in context. secretary clinton has shown great strength and just over there and being very clear with the pakistanis that we actually have full expectation they are going to work with us and corporate with us. when they go as the president showed in his great leadership and we were going to go after those who would hurt us, and we deal with bin laden, that
with pakistan rather than the united states. secretary clinton was asked also about being willingç to negotie with the haqqani network, that attacked our embassy in kabul. this is what she had to say. >> we want to fight, talk and build all at the same time. part of the reason for that is to test whether these organizations have any willingness to negotiate in good faith. there is evidence going both ways to be clear. >> i suspect that you and your republican colleagues on the...
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frustration with pakistan. in a surprise overnight visit to islamabad, the meetings were somewhat awkward and tense along site joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, clinton said pakistani officials have to prove they're really committed to the fight against extremists. >> we have reached a turning point. osama bin laden is dead. but al qaeda and its syndicate of terror remain a serious threat to us both. we both recognize there is still much more work required and it is urgent. we will do our part and we look to the government of pakistan to take decisive steps in the days ahead. >> paul served as a cia analyst for nearly 30 years and is now director of the securities studies program at georgetown university. paul, great to see you again. she is the highest ranking u.s. official to arrive in pakistan since the killing of bin laden. and there has been a lost tension on both sides. most recently in the last 24 hours we were told that the cia was given access to their forensic teams to go into that compound. what can
frustration with pakistan. in a surprise overnight visit to islamabad, the meetings were somewhat awkward and tense along site joint chiefs chairman mike mullen, clinton said pakistani officials have to prove they're really committed to the fight against extremists. >> we have reached a turning point. osama bin laden is dead. but al qaeda and its syndicate of terror remain a serious threat to us both. we both recognize there is still much more work required and it is urgent. we will do...
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plus, steve arminsky, his look at pakistan. i'm andrea mitchell on msnbc. ♪ ♪ ♪ walk, little walk ♪ small talk, big thoughts ♪ gonna tell them all just what i want ♪ ♪ i said don't stop, don't stop ♪ ♪ don't stop talking to me [ male announcer ] the most legroom per dollar of any car in america. the all-new nissan versa sedan. from $10,990. innovation upsized. innovation for all. ♪ well... 'cause i could pay a little at a time... that would work. actually we do -- the kids would just be like, "no way, awesome!" we -- we do! all that! layaway baby! [ male announcer ] layaway's back for christmas in our toys, electronics, and jewelry departments. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 what every trader needs. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 like streetsmart edge, ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 the intuitive trading platform that thinks like a trader. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 access dozens of workshops and webinars ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 -and talk over your strategy with dedicated ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 schwab trading specialists. ttd#: 1-800-345-2550 plus,
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it is pakistan that is hosting the afghan taliban. th hosting the very forces that have been shooting at americans and shooting at the afghans we're trying to help. pakistan has real troubles internally. in terms of its stability. in terms of its nuclear program and so forth. i don't see what the white house does or doesn't do in afghanistan as having a material effect on pakistan's future or its future trajectory. >> i want to ask you about libya as well. you've written recently about nato. the nato operation you pointed out that the whole is smaller than the sum of its parts. that nato has been so disappointing that if we didn't have nato, which of course, played such a critical role at the end of the coal war, if we didn't have nato, you wouldn't create it right now. it doesn't really have a justification, a military justification. the role, the nato role in libya, tell me what your concerns are about how disappointing it has been. >> the nato role in libya, first of all, i think it's a poorly designed role. this idea that a no fly
it is pakistan that is hosting the afghan taliban. th hosting the very forces that have been shooting at americans and shooting at the afghans we're trying to help. pakistan has real troubles internally. in terms of its stability. in terms of its nuclear program and so forth. i don't see what the white house does or doesn't do in afghanistan as having a material effect on pakistan's future or its future trajectory. >> i want to ask you about libya as well. you've written recently about...
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. >>> senator john kerry returned from pakistan. he got in at 6:30 this morning, trying to mend fences with officials but warned them about the congressional reaction and the wake of the raid on osama bin laden's compound. today, he said the relationship took a dive, but he's optimistic that both nations can work it through together. karen young is senior diplomatic correspondent with the washington post. he had about three hours to get back from the airport, turn around, get cleaned up and chair this hearing. so this is not easy duty at all for the chairman of the foreign relations committee. the tougher question is what do we do now about pakistan and i want to ask you about afghanistan and the impact there. >> well, i think as senator kerry said in the hearing that he held this morning, i think he went straight from the airport to the hearing, said that, look, yes, this is a problematic relationship, but it is an important relationship. i believe having come out of very intensive talks with the pakistanis that there are grounds f
. >>> senator john kerry returned from pakistan. he got in at 6:30 this morning, trying to mend fences with officials but warned them about the congressional reaction and the wake of the raid on osama bin laden's compound. today, he said the relationship took a dive, but he's optimistic that both nations can work it through together. karen young is senior diplomatic correspondent with the washington post. he had about three hours to get back from the airport, turn around, get cleaned...
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and the complicated to say the least relationship that the united states has with pakistan right now. >> and, wes, before i let you go, our friend brian williams says congratulations are in order. what's the good news? >> the good news is that one week ago my wonderful wife gave birth to a brand-new baby girl and she is absolutely stolen my heart. but thank you so much. >> what is her name. >> her name is mia. her name is mia. >> what a beautiful name. congratulations to all. >> bless you. thank you. >> thank you and bless you and the family. >>> as the u.s. tries to foster reconciliation talks with the taliban afghan women fear they could lose rights they have worked so hard to gain over the past ten years. gail amman is deputy director of the women and foreign policy program at the council of foreign relations and joins us from burbank. great to see you first of all. what have we seen under the karzai government as the u.s. has struggled, let's put it bluntly with the civilian reconstruction side in terms of protecting the role of women in afghanistan? >> well, i mean i think if yo
and the complicated to say the least relationship that the united states has with pakistan right now. >> and, wes, before i let you go, our friend brian williams says congratulations are in order. what's the good news? >> the good news is that one week ago my wonderful wife gave birth to a brand-new baby girl and she is absolutely stolen my heart. but thank you so much. >> what is her name. >> her name is mia. her name is mia. >> what a beautiful name....
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you can't do that in isolation would talking about the role of al qaeda inside of pakistan and the role of the neighboring countries have with this larger equation as well. >> wes moore, indeed. thank you very much. on his farewell tour, outgoing defense secretary robert gates repeatedly warned against withdrawing too quickly from afghanistan. after his final meeting with the president, gates seemed to be hinting that the commander in chief was reaching a different conclusion based on a lot of factors. >> there are a lot of reservations many the congress about the war in afghanistan and our level of commitment. there are concerns among the american people who are tired of a decade of war. so the president obviously has to take those matters into consideration as well as the conditions on the ground in afghanistan. >> general is a former national security advisor and long time colleague of secretary gates and joins me now to take a look at the bigger implications of all of this. you got the sense from what secretary gates was saying that he may have lost the argument in terms of the pace
you can't do that in isolation would talking about the role of al qaeda inside of pakistan and the role of the neighboring countries have with this larger equation as well. >> wes moore, indeed. thank you very much. on his farewell tour, outgoing defense secretary robert gates repeatedly warned against withdrawing too quickly from afghanistan. after his final meeting with the president, gates seemed to be hinting that the commander in chief was reaching a different conclusion based on a...
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look, there's -- it's not clear sometimes who runs pakistan, you know? it's sort of a -- nobody will say zadari is more powerful. but there certainly is a level of respect there. and i think that does tell you something about the stature he brought to his position. >> quickly, controversial john reid will be because of his support for the deficit reduction. >> that's right. >> but there's one other thing i want to point out here, about all these new hires. all three big additions into big posts inside this west wing. >> campaign veterans. understanding the merger of policy and politics at a time -- >> those are not mutually exclusive. >> that's right. i talked to one. in the first year, year inform, the president didn't always have the most politically savvy folks -- not rahm emanuel, he was savvy. i don't want to get a phone call from the next mayor of chicago. i had a democrat outside the white house saying thank god, they're putting people in that understand what a re-election is like and what the next year and a half is going to be like. >> i'm talki
look, there's -- it's not clear sometimes who runs pakistan, you know? it's sort of a -- nobody will say zadari is more powerful. but there certainly is a level of respect there. and i think that does tell you something about the stature he brought to his position. >> quickly, controversial john reid will be because of his support for the deficit reduction. >> that's right. >> but there's one other thing i want to point out here, about all these new hires. all three big...
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and of course, the haqqani network has its roots in pakistan, so you've got the instability in the pakistan government, the refusal of pakistan's government to really take ownership of this. hillary clinton went and said, okay, let's have your help on intelligence-gathering and help us reel these people in and get them to the negotiating table, but they seem to be looking down the road and saying the americans will be out by 2013 or whatever, and surge forces are going to be withdrawn, and they're looking at consepï their own base, their own area without us as part of the picture. >> and you look at addition to the fact that the general just recently made a note to mention that there have been attacks on u.s. servicemen, both mortar attacks and also indirect and also direct fire attacks that have taken place from pakistan. so, i think you have a lot of people who are staking their position and trying to estimate what things will look like in 2013-2014 and how exactly are they making sure that they're shoring up their own base when this eventual transition does take place. and i think peopl
and of course, the haqqani network has its roots in pakistan, so you've got the instability in the pakistan government, the refusal of pakistan's government to really take ownership of this. hillary clinton went and said, okay, let's have your help on intelligence-gathering and help us reel these people in and get them to the negotiating table, but they seem to be looking down the road and saying the americans will be out by 2013 or whatever, and surge forces are going to be withdrawn, and...
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i question the pakistan -- the new pakistan foreign minister the other day from the united nations. this is what she had to say on pushing back strongly on that. >> all terrorist which attack innocent civilians or major installations are against both of our interests. we have no qualms in saying that whatsoever. if pakistan instead of being recognized for the great sacrifices and cost it has paid for this war that we are fighting and that we are at the forefront of, then if that is not recognized and instead a blame game is started, then we will both lose out. >> the pakistanis are not conceding an inch. >> they won't. they will not give up the cards they play both in afghanistan and toward the indians and this is really going to continue to plague a relationship that is looking to me like it's broken. >> has the president become so weakened, his hand on foreign policy, given the way the republicans are just beating up on him in these republican debates and outside of the debates that this campaign has really become as much as the economy is the issue, they are also trying to underm
i question the pakistan -- the new pakistan foreign minister the other day from the united nations. this is what she had to say on pushing back strongly on that. >> all terrorist which attack innocent civilians or major installations are against both of our interests. we have no qualms in saying that whatsoever. if pakistan instead of being recognized for the great sacrifices and cost it has paid for this war that we are fighting and that we are at the forefront of, then if that is not...
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. >>> senate foreign relations chairman john kerry is going to be heading to pakistan to do some serious damage control in the next couple of days. kerry is already making waves by calling on the white house to rethink the mission in afghanistan. new gallup poll suggests six out of ten americans that it is mission accomplished. >> we ought to be working towards achieving the smallest footprint possible in afghanistan. it is fundamentally unsustainable to continue spending $10 billion a month on a massive military operation with no end in sight. >> p.j. crowley is the former spokesman for the u.s. state department and joins me now.ç first of all, the wall street journal reported yesterday that the pentagon is thinking of a plan to withdraw 5,000 troops and not all combat troops in july. the white house isn't going to go for that. don't they want to see more than that? >> well, certainly the death of bin laden gives the president the political upper hand to perhaps take a larger bite out of the first element that will leave starting in july. but i think while senator kerry is right that
. >>> senate foreign relations chairman john kerry is going to be heading to pakistan to do some serious damage control in the next couple of days. kerry is already making waves by calling on the white house to rethink the mission in afghanistan. new gallup poll suggests six out of ten americans that it is mission accomplished. >> we ought to be working towards achieving the smallest footprint possible in afghanistan. it is fundamentally unsustainable to continue spending $10...
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especially pakistan. in 2007, 2008, the pakistani people said that they were sick of a military dictator and there were mass demonstrations to get rid of him. the united states tried to stick by its man, the dictator for far too long and that's why pakistanis today don't trust america, frankly many of them hate america. the administration has to be very careful here, it needs to embrace change, even as it tries not to throw a friend under the bus, but it needs to embrace change. >> there was a young analyst for the cia back in 1981, and according to what that young analyst named bruce rydell wrote at the time, he wrote a briefing paper and he concluded that mubarak was going to come to power and that it would be beneficial to washington. those conclusions were borne out? >> they were borne out, for 30 years, but mubarak's selby date as arrived. the administration is doing a careful job here, they have had their ups and downs, but on the whole, they have sent the right message, that they're embracing chang
especially pakistan. in 2007, 2008, the pakistani people said that they were sick of a military dictator and there were mass demonstrations to get rid of him. the united states tried to stick by its man, the dictator for far too long and that's why pakistanis today don't trust america, frankly many of them hate america. the administration has to be very careful here, it needs to embrace change, even as it tries not to throw a friend under the bus, but it needs to embrace change. >> there...
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this was only hours, 24 hours after hillary clinton had left pakistan. he's already taking shots and left afghanistan i should say earlier in the week, he's already taking shots at the united states. >> well, it's been a very rocky relationship with president karzai in afghanistan and frankly i've always felt that we should have a counterterrorism type strategy and not a counter insurgency for afghanistan, because i don't think we can sustain it long enough. i think talking counter insurgency, you're talking decades, not just three or four years, and so i'm doubtful that we can really have a major impact in the short period of time. i want to come back just quickly, andrea, to the point, i think iran will continue to try to make our exit out of iraq difficult, and that's why i think secretary panetta is sending a message, do not try and make this look like you're forcing us out or you're forcing us under fire to get out. there will be penalties to pay for that, but i think we should expect iran will make it look as if they're forcing us out of iraq and t
this was only hours, 24 hours after hillary clinton had left pakistan. he's already taking shots and left afghanistan i should say earlier in the week, he's already taking shots at the united states. >> well, it's been a very rocky relationship with president karzai in afghanistan and frankly i've always felt that we should have a counterterrorism type strategy and not a counter insurgency for afghanistan, because i don't think we can sustain it long enough. i think talking counter...
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. >> you just got back from the afghanistan, pakistan region, do you think the president was right in surging troops in afghanistan? >> i think we have, chris. we're seeing evidence of the success of our military. you can see it in the news reports. you don't have to be there to see it. i saw it firsthand and got a lot of good briefings that indicate what i had already believed to be true. we still have tremendous challenges there. the afghan government still has a long way to go on corruption or anti-corruption measures. building a judiciary that's stronger and more reliable that people can depend upon for the rule of law. so it's a long why to go. i think we've seen good results at least on the military part of the surge, but we still have a long way to go. >> do we know where al qaeda is headquartered now? what country it's in? >> chris, i'm not sure that there's one place. but certainly in yemen, certainly the southern part of yemen there's a real presence there. even if the al qaeda numbers are way down, even if you could count the numbers and some people say that the numbers in
. >> you just got back from the afghanistan, pakistan region, do you think the president was right in surging troops in afghanistan? >> i think we have, chris. we're seeing evidence of the success of our military. you can see it in the news reports. you don't have to be there to see it. i saw it firsthand and got a lot of good briefings that indicate what i had already believed to be true. we still have tremendous challenges there. the afghan government still has a long way to go on...
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and despite reports from pakistan that the u.s. paid blood money, secretary clinton just said in cairo that the u.s. did not pay compensation to the families. she did not dispute that the men's familiesç were compensat by someone else. >>> and the u.n. is calling for an immediate cease-fire in libya as gadhafi forces relentlessly attacked rebel strongholds. some members of the u.n. security council are still calling for a no-fly zone which the u.s. has set to sanction. andrea mitchell has more with secretary of state clinton in cairo. >> reporter: thanks, nora. as you know, the u.s. is under increasing pressure from libyan rebels to supply military aid and a no-fly zone. i asked secretary clinton about that when we sat down today. >> well, as you know, i've consulted with our european and arab partners in the last two days. i've also met with the leader of the libyan opposition. we are working very hard in new york with members of the security council and others because we believe that we have to take steps to try to protect inno
and despite reports from pakistan that the u.s. paid blood money, secretary clinton just said in cairo that the u.s. did not pay compensation to the families. she did not dispute that the men's familiesç were compensat by someone else. >>> and the u.n. is calling for an immediate cease-fire in libya as gadhafi forces relentlessly attacked rebel strongholds. some members of the u.n. security council are still calling for a no-fly zone which the u.s. has set to sanction. andrea...
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he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what they needed most was a school. >> it is a story he told again two years ago to natalie morales on "today." >> i spent 78 days there, didn't make it to the top and i stumbled into a little village, i saw 78 children sitting in the dirt, doing their lessons with sticks in the sand. i made a promise to build a school. >> but as 60 minutes reported on sunday, he did not hear of that village until a second visit, a year after the climb. he was not kidnapped by the taliban. he did build schools, but critic say not nearly as many as he claimed. an author donated $75,000 to mortensen's char
he's been the hero of the movement to educate girls in afghanistan and pakistan. soldiers deploying to afghanistan are encouraged to read his book. president obama donated part of his nobel prize money to greg mortensen's charity. joint chiefs chairman mike mullen travelled with mortensen and retails his dramatic story of a failed attempt to climb the world's second highest mountain and his pledge to his rescuers. >> during his recovery, he looked for a way to repay them and found what...
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pakistan? where would you focus your attention? >> pakistan's an important challenge. there's not much we can do about it. we've tried all sorts of things there and nothing seems to work. i would say revitalizing our relationships in asia and the pacific. that's where history the going to be written in the 21st surgeriry. i would say involved there. better relations with ind ka ya with the countries of southeast asia. doing something about our energy situation that we're less vulnerable on vagaries of price and supply that would go a long way. again, i'd focus more at home on competitiveness, on improving our immigration policy. on the quality of our schools. on the quality of our transportation infrastructure and so forth. again, we have got to retore the foundations of american power. that's a prerequisite if we're going to lead in the world either by what we do or our example. >> restoration is the theme. i hope it's the subject of the next book. thanks so much for joining us. >> thanks, andrea. >> it's very provocative richard. >>> a word of warning the images you'
pakistan? where would you focus your attention? >> pakistan's an important challenge. there's not much we can do about it. we've tried all sorts of things there and nothing seems to work. i would say revitalizing our relationships in asia and the pacific. that's where history the going to be written in the 21st surgeriry. i would say involved there. better relations with ind ka ya with the countries of southeast asia. doing something about our energy situation that we're less vulnerable...
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i was just there in afghanistan and pakistan in august. what we have to do is push much harder to make sure that president karzai and his government holds up thur end of the bargain as it relates to government and reform and rooting out corruption. we have to -- i think we have to be very determined as we go forward to make sure that the sacrifice and the effort and the success that our fighting men and women have brought to this effort is matched by our commitment to make sure as the drawdown proceeds, we do it in a way that keeps social security gains in place. >> senator casey, thank you very much. >> now to steve jobs. steve jobs foreshadowed his own death in a commencement address at stanford in which he tried to inspire an attitude toward life. >> your time is limited so don't waste it live being someone else's life. don't be trapped by dogma, which is living with the results of other people's thinking. don't let the noise of others opinions drawn out your own inner voice. most important, have the courage to follow your heart and int
i was just there in afghanistan and pakistan in august. what we have to do is push much harder to make sure that president karzai and his government holds up thur end of the bargain as it relates to government and reform and rooting out corruption. we have to -- i think we have to be very determined as we go forward to make sure that the sacrifice and the effort and the success that our fighting men and women have brought to this effort is matched by our commitment to make sure as the drawdown...